Deadline: 13-Jan-23
The Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL) is pleased to announce the launch of the Youth Engagement Funding Initiative (YEFI) Program to provide seed funding/support to youth (up to and including age 30) in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wish to pursue endeavors relating to climate change.
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL) climate education programming is supported by environment and climate change Canada, environment and climate change Newfoundland and Labrador, the climate change education Centre, and youth action.
Funding Information
Youth may apply for monies, up to a maximum of $1,000, to further enhance existing initiatives or to begin development of a new project. These initiatives may be research, experimental, or action based.
Project Examples
The following are examples of successful YEFI projects from previous years. Feel free to adapt these ideas for your group or classroom; however the Climate Change Education Centre encourages new and creative idea submissions as well. Please note that it is important to identify how these projects will contribute to overall greenhouse gas reduction at your school or organization.
- School/Organizational Naturalization: Planting trees and other native vegetation on school or organizational grounds as part of a broader naturalization project;
- School/organizational composting projects;
- Alternative energy exploration kits, science fair projects, and classroom projects designed to educate students about alternative energy options;
- Partner with local farms to provide compostable materials that would otherwise become garbage.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants may apply as part of a student/class/school-based activity, or through a community-based group/organization that serves youth in Newfoundland and Labrador. Teachers may apply on behalf of an entire classroom or group of students; leaders of a group/organization may apply on behalf of their group. Funds can only be provided to a group with an institutional bank account (i.e. personal bank accounts are not eligible);
- Applicants must use grant monies to support their endeavors towards climate change activities, which may include, but are not limited to, the purchase of supplies and materials (excluding technology such as Chrome books), supplementing transportation costs to and from a designated research facility, and equipment rental;
- Applicants must stipulate how they wish to spend the monies, including a start-to-finish timeline/work plan in accordance with public health guidelines, and provide a detailed budget breakdown. Receipts are not required upon project completion, but a reasonable account of how monies were spent will need to be submitted.
For more information, visit Youth Climate Action(Canada).